Directing + Producing

Producing + Directing

SEE EJ’s Film project HERE

-Film Directing & Producing-

From the Block Documentary: This trailblazing documentary unapologetically explores the timeless and universal themes of race, relationships, retention, and their influence on Black educators in the 75216 Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas zip code known as the Superblock. (Release: Spring 2021)

A Food Justice Story Documentary: During the middle of a health and economic pandemic. The conversations around equity and access to fresh produce have never been stronger in communities in Dallas, Texas. The documentary short looks at what community members are doing to address the concern and access to fresh produce in the most marginalized communities in the city. (Release: Spring 2021)

*Building the Bridge: Building the Bridge is an Award-Winning Documentary that centers an honest conversation with youth of color and educators of color about the lack of S.T.E.M. and S.T.E.A.M. exposure for youth of color in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff. The film dives into what community members and activists are doing to address this concern in a changing 21st-century world. (Release: 2020)

The Oak Cliff Documentary Trailer: In the spring of 2019, The Oak Cliff Documentary will drop a series of interviews documenting the culture, history, and the people that make Oak Cliff one of Dallas’ most unique and beloved neighborhoods.

The Ladies of Oak Cliff (DocuShort): During the 1960s in Dallas, many black women found jobs in “private homework” tending to the homes of Dallas’ wealthiest citizens. In this documentary short, two friends recall the times they experienced segregation, white flight in their Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff, and the life and duties of working in private homes. (2019)

*=Film(s) is currently being screened at film festivals

Producing: Millennials to Watch

Role: Co-Producer

Publication Outlet: The Dallas Weekly Newspaper

Year(S): 2016, 2017, 2018, in production 2019

Project Link: HERE